A Serious Man (2009): Sy Ableman's Funeral

The clip Sy Ableman's funeral from A Serious Man (2009) with Michael Stuhlbarg, Jim Cada

Sy Ableman was a man devoted to his community.
To Torah study To his beloved wife, Esther,
until three years ago she passed,
and to his duty, as he saw it.
Where does such a man go?
A tzadik. Who knows, maybe even a lamed vavnik.
A man beloved by all.
A man who despised the frivolous.
Could such a serious man simply
disappear?
We speak of olam ha-ba, the world to come.
Not heaven.
Not what the gentiles think of as afterlife.
"Olam ha-ba. " What is olam ha-ba?
Where is olam ha-ba?
Well, it is not a geographic place, certainly.
Like Canada.
Nor is it the Eretz zavat chalav udvash,
the land flowing with milk and honey.
For we are not promised a personal reward.
A gold star.
A first-class VIP lounge where we get milk and cookies to eternity.
Olam ha-ba is in the bosom of Abraham.
Arthur Gopnik?
Are you Arthur Gopnik?
I'm Lawrence Gopnik.
Do you go by the name Arthur Gopnik?
No.
Is that Arthur Gopnik?
Can you tell me what's going on? We're sitting shiva here.
You're what?
A religious observance.
We're bereaved.
Who died?
My wife's, uh...

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